In his latest video, Matt Ross poses an interesting hypothesis: Most people in Canada self-identifying as “conservative” aren’t actually conservative.
This made me think of this litmus test: What percentage of people in Canada would support actual competition in healthcare? Might it be less than 1% ?
Joe Jackson explained it in his thoughtful tune … Forty Years
Where I come from
They don’t like Americans much
They think they’re so loud, so tasteless, and so out of touch
Stiff upper lips are curled into permanent sneers
Self-satisfied
Awaiting the next forty years
Once allies cried and cheered
But it was forty years ago
It’s been 70+ years ago … and thanks has been turned to permanent sneers.
Doesn’t matter if they don’t do f**k all.
Canadians, like Americans, tend to be conservative unless they are big city dwellers, academics, civil serpents/corporate minions and/or living off the government. Somehow, female is a tipping factor even when none of the above apply. “Can do” is the conservative’s motto, while “will complain and interfere” characterizes leftists.
conservatives don’t vote for Conservatives.
I figure Canada is about 35% consecutive and 65% liberal/socialist. The US is same numbers but reverse. ie mostly conservative.
Can we start with a definition of “conservative Canadian”?
About 35%.The same portion who refuse to vote at all.
We are not conserving anything when offered the choice to vote for the “least evil choice” from our UniParty.
The actual Alberta referendum may truly shock our political class.
If 35% of those who still vote turn out the 35-40% who don’t..all bets are off.
What percentage of people in Canada would support actual competition in healthcare? A number of years ago while I gave the Conservatives one last change and I was on the riding EDA Board, I posited that when the Candidate asked what we could do improve health care and the response I got was such that I could no longer give them any support. Perhaps a third of self described conservatives might be sympathetic to the notion but would never make it policy for fear of losing the mindless mushy middle and arming the media against them. I would guess 5% at most and many of those likely went over to Mad Max and the solitude that accompanies principled conservatism which is really just variously compromised libertarianism.
Very very few. That is why Canada as currently organized is doomed. Polievre is not the answer. His resume is thinner than PM Zoolander’s.
Inspired by the genius of Jason Arday, I suggest we start with the sample of Conservative MPs.
Speaking of Jason Arday…. He was found dead today. They are studiously avoiding citing a cause. He had to have committed suicide.
That’s…terrible!!!
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
I see no future for Conservatives in Canada . Programs like equalization will feed the beast that keeps the left in power . The people running the Conservative Party know full well they can’t tamper with that sacred cow . Add to that the whore media are quite successful at spreading the left’s bullshit .
So many who claim to be conservative have little idea what it means. They seem to identify it as just opposition to modern liberalism; that is, in partisan terms.
So we have this bizarre sight of self-aclaimed conservatives being avid supporters of Donald Trump, who is nothing like conservative. Ronald Reagan is rolling over in his grave.
Canada has no future.
The only guy remotely conservative in Canada is Max Bernier and he polls less than 1% most days.
If we could somehow get a conservative government again the Liberal senate would block everything anyway.
Talking to Canadians about politics is very much like watching The View.
They have strong beliefs backed with no facts and cannot understand the concept of basing political opinions on evidence instead of emotional fantasies.
Welcome to Venezuela North.
I’ve talked friends around to admitting they are wrong. Their logic is wrong and their facts are wrong. I can get them to agree to both. Then five minutes later they reset to their initial illogical stupidity and repeat themselves.
Logic cannot affect someone’s opinions which are not based on logic.